Algona Brownies

From BR Bullpen

The Algona Brownies were a Negro League team from Algona, IA that played in 1902 and 1903. They toured the midwest and in '03 defeated the Chicago Union Giants as the western champions. Billy Holland and Chappie Johnson played on the 1903 team. The club did not return in 1904.

Sources: "The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues" by James Riley, "The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues" by John Holway